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SPRING 2016

40 SPRING FEATURES 14 SPRING FAMILY FESTIVALS AND EVENTS Fun for the whole family!

32 10 TIPS FOR PICKY EATERS Ideas To Make Dinnertime Easier

40 WARRIOR CREDIT UNION KCFCU Launches A Student Run Branch at Kapa’a High School

44 GROWING UP ONLINE 11 Apps To Help Feel Calm and Relieve Stress

WHAT’S INSIDE 21 KAUAI KUPUNA Healing at Home with Cindy

49 KAUAI KEIKI The F.O.R.C.E Jedi Mind Tricks To Get Kids Motivated

67 KAUAI PETS Bordy’s World

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Article Message Title from Mayor Caravalho & DOE Superintendent Bill Arakaki

Aloha Kaua’i and Ni‘ihau!

I hope you all are enjoying a fulfilling New Year thus far!

As we enter the spring season, we look forward to fresh starts and new adventures.

There are many community events, programs and opportunities that are available to us. I encourage you to take time to enjoy new experiences and create new memories with your loved ones!

Mahalo to Kaua’i Family magazine for continuing to be a resource for our families!

Best wishes on your endeavors throughout this year!

Aloha Pumehana,

Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr. Mayor, County of Kaua’i

Hau`oli Makahiki Hou 2016!

We continue our voyage with great hope and promise to provide our students with the skills and strategies to succeed in an ever changing society and exciting times.

We are rejuvenated and focused on preparing all students for careers and college. We must remember that what makes Kaua`i a special place is our unique values and qualities within the diverse cultures and families.

Together we can make a difference in having all Keiki reach their fullest potential and to attain their dreams and goals. Together we will support them to be creative, curious, courageous and confident throughout life’s challenges.

“All Keiki will SUCCEED and Together we CAN!” Mahalo!

William N. Arakaki Kauai Complex Area Superintendent

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How many hidden items can you find?

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Easter Activities for the whole ‘Ohana

Hawaii’s Biggest Easter Egg Hunt Friday, March 25th 10:00am, Hanapepe Football Stadium Friday, March 25th, 4:00pm, Vidinha Soccer Field.

FREE, Kid’s Easter Show, a visit from the Easter Bunny. Thousands of candy- filled eggs, prize giveaways.

Fun for the entire family.

Sponsored by King’s Chapel Kauai kckauai.com, 335-6845

58th Annual Easter Egg Hunt hosted by BIG SAVE Markets/TIMES

Saturday, March 26th, 2016 • 9AM at two locations Historic Kauai County Building & Waimea Canyon School For Age Groups: 2 and under, 3-4 years, 5-7 years, and 8-10 years. www.timessupermarkets.com

New Hope Kauai Easter Egg Hunt

Easter Sunday, March 27th War Memorial Convention Center Service at 10:00am. Hunt to follow.

This FREE celebration is open to everyone.

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Education & Schools

Parties

St. Theresa School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Island School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Olelo Christian Academy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Kauai Christian Academy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Kawaikini Charter School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Hawaii Technology Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Preschool Open Doors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Kahili Adventist Preschool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Na Aina Kai Botanical Gardens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Bandwagon Music Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Kauai Film Academy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Kauai Gymnastics Academy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 The Smile Lab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Real Estate Aloha Island Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 RE/MAX Kauai. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Media Kauai’s FM97. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 H.Hawaii Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Financial Kauai Community Federal Credit Union. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Warrior Credit Union. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Sports, Camps and Fitness

Photography and Videography The Smile Lab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Kauai Gymnastics Academy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Swim Kauai Aquatics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 YWCA of Kauai. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 KPAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Kauai Humane Society. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Camp Good News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Retail and Shopping

Health & Medical

Pets

Aloha Pediatrics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Hawaii Sports and Balance Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Kauai Adult Day Health Care Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Malama Pono Fatherhood Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Malama Pono Women’s Wellness Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Garden Isle Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center. . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Stay at Home Healthcare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Hale Kupuna Heritage Home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Mary Navarro, MA, LMFT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Regency at Puakea Retirement & Assisted Living . . . . . . . . . . 27 McKenna Recovery Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Crane Eye Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Wilcox Health. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

The Sandy Dog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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Kauai Servco Toyota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Oceanic Time Warner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Kauai Restorations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Hawaii Dairy Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Resources Kauai Island Utility Cooperative. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 County of Kauai, Malama Kauai. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 County of Kauai, Department of Water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 County of Kauai, Waste Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 County of Kauai, Parks and Recreation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 County of Kauai, Office of the Mayor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 County of Kauai, Lifeguard Association. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Syngenta Hawaii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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SportsmanshiP

By Kimberly Blaker

WAYS PARENTS CAN SUPPORT THEIR KIDS AND TEACH WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A GOOD SPORT We’ve all seen it—the parent who stands on the sidelines criticizing the decisions made by coaches and officials; the one who yells at his own child when she makes a mistake; the fan that hurls rude remarks to the opposing team; and the parent who always places blame. Some of us have even had the misfortune of witnessing brawls.

What’s in winning and losing?

There’s no question, winning is rewarding and boosts self-esteem. However, well-meaning parents sometimes are so caught up in the competitiveness that they lose sight of the real value of sports.

Winning is not just being the victor of a game. It’s becoming the best all around person one can be. Children who carry this with them will be the ones to prevail.

What’s in losing? Plenty. It teaches lessons in perseverance, humility, respect, and acceptance of defeat.

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What does losing mean? It means to come out second best. Defeat is not failure. A child or parent who walks away satisfied whether victorious or not, is the true winner.

What else do sports offer? Opportunities to build friendships, lessons on the importance of rules, fairness and honesty, anger management and leadership skills, and how to work as a team. In short, sports teach important principles of life that will be of immense value in the years to come.

Tips for supporting your child n Make the most of your child’s involvement by showing your support and what it means to be a good sport. n Avoid pointing out your child’s mistakes or criticizing. This only serves to make kids feel worse. Your child is most likely already aware of the mistake.

Winning is not just being the victor of a game. It’s becoming the best all around person one can be. n Practice with your child, but don’t push.

Offer pointers and demonstrate proper techniques, but allow mistakes to go without frequent correction. Praise your child’s efforts. n Allow coaches and officials to do their jobs. If you feel an error was made, remember it’s a tough job and that we all make mistakes. Realize it will probably come out in the wash. n Cheer on your child and her team. n Don’t put down the other team’s players, and be courteous and respectful of the other team’s fans. n When talking with your child about a game, point out specific displays of sportsmanship that took place to show the difference between being a good sport and poor one. n If your child isn’t enjoying the sport, don’t force him to stay in it. For many children, team sports aren’t the answer.

Help find another activity or a solo sport that is more suited to him.

n Set up a sportsmanship recognition program for your child’s team offering Certificates of Outstanding Sportsmanship to players who set examples of being a good sport. If a child is struggling with sportsmanship, look for opportunities to help her brush up on her skills, and reward accordingly as reinforcement. n Acknowledge and show interest in team members whose abilities don’t stand out. n Don’t place blame when the team loses.

A child or parent who walks away satisfied whether victorious or not, is the true winner.

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February, March, April and May

FEBRUARY

Eat Dessert First Thursday, February 11th 5:30pm-7:30pm Kauai Beach Resort Senior Valentines Party Friday, February 12th 9:00am to 12:30pm War Memorial Convention Hall Register at your neighborhood center Waimea Town Celebration February 13th-20th waimeatowncelebration.com Celebration of the Year of King Kaumali’i Saturday, February 13th 11:30am-5:00pm Russian Fort Elizabeth State Historical Park Ohana Fun Day Saturday, February 13th 11:00am - 4:00pm Koloa Ball Park

Hawaii Children’s Theatre Summer Stars Registration starts in March Visit Hawaiianchildrenstheatre.org Kore Beach Day Saturday, March 12th 8:30am-1:00pm Black Pot Beach, Hanalei Call to confirm 651-6416 County Spring Fun Program March 16th – 24th Ages 5 – 11 Years Old Lihue & Kalaheo Neighborhood Center Visit www.kauai.gov Anahola Prince Kuhio Celebration Saturday, March 19th 11:00am-5:00pm Anahola Beach Park

Group Bicycle Ride Sunday, February 21st 9:00am-11:00am Free and easy paced Wailua Homesteads Park

5th Annual Hawaii Junior Golf Day Saturday, March 19th Puakea Golf Course & Princeville Makai Golf Club.

8:30am- Registration, Clinics- 9:00am-11:00am A fun and Free introductory Golf experience for juniors of any age Register online at HSJGA.org or call 808-532-0559

Hoedown For Hope Saturday, February 27th 5pm to 10:30pm hoedownforhope.org

Island School’s 37th Annual Gala Auction Saturday, March 19th Grand Hyatt Kaua’i Resort & Spa

KCC Annual ACF Breakfast Sunday, February 14th 7:00am, All you can eat menu KCC Kauai.hawaii.edu

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APRIL Garden Island Orchid Society Spring Festival Friday, April 1st & Saturday, April 2nd 9:00-5:00pm Hanapepe Grove Farm Old Time Games Saturday, April 2nd 10:00am- 3:00pm Grove Farm Homestead Museum FUN for the entire family grovefarm.org 245-3202 Spring Soaker `Ohana Day Saturday, April 2nd 11:00am to 3:00pm Koloa Ball Park Mayor’s Youth Track Meet Vidinha Stadium Sat. April 9th, 9:00 am Elementary Division (K-5th Grade) Sun. April 10th, 10:00 am Middle School Division (6th-8th) 11:00am No Fees assessed. Check with attending school track coach for registration forms.

Parent & Child Fair Saturday, April 9th 9:00am -1:00pm Kukui Grove Center

St. Theresa School Carnival Friday April 15th and Saturday April 16th Kekaha ACS’s Relay for Life Saturday, April 23rd 6:00pm to 6:00am Hanapepe Soccer Field Earth Day Rising Festival Sunday, April 24th 7:00am to 5:00pm Waikoa Plantation, Kalihiwai Kalaheo School Spring Musical The Little Mermaid Jr. April 29 & 30; May 6 & 7 All shows at 7:00pm Kalaheo School Cafeteria

MAY St. Catherine School Carnival Friday, May 6th and Saturday, May 7th 5:00pm to 11:00pm March for Babies Saturday, May 7th 8:00AM Registration 6:45AM Lydgate Park May Day by the Bay Saturday, May 14th 9:00am to 6:00pm Wai`oli Beach Park, Hanalei 2016 Visitor Industry Charity Walk Kauai Saturday, May 14th Walk starts at 7:00am Kauai Historic County Bldg. charitywalkkauai.org 826-2286

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Keiki Activities YWCA of Kaua’i Girlz Zone – Girlz Dayz Camp

Camp Good News Details: Oceanfront 5 days and 4 nights of fun, fellowship, and fabulous food!

Play games, team sports, crafts, swim at a protected beach, hear amazing Bible stories, watch side-splitting skits, and grind some scrumpdilicious supper!

Dates: July 11-15 Mon thru Friday Location: YMCA Camp Naue in Haena!

Cost: $250/week

This is a five day camp for girls to participate in activities that are creative, fun and encourage physical activity, communication, teamwork, responsibility and healthy relationships.

Age: Girls 11-15

Girlz Tech Girlz Live Program This girl’s program is designed to strengthen confidence, courage, and communication skills.

Ages: Girls 9-15 Contact: ywcakauai.org for more information or call the YWCA of Kaua`i at 808-245-5959.

Contact: Jimmy Johnson 808.639.9675 www.CampGoodNewsKauai.org Jimmy@CampGoodNewsKauai.org

KPAL YOUTH CENTER ACTIVITIES

Programs: (Ages 5-19) Boxing / Kickboxing Lihue and Hanapepe Youth Centers Wrestling Kapaa Youth Center Jiu Jitsu Kapaa Youth Center Flag Football Northshore Basketball League (ages 5-12) contact: Bill Troutman Troutman2@Hawaiiantel.net Register: At the locations provided Cost: $25 per activity.

Scholarships available.

Contact: Officer Mitchell Collier, 241-1641 Lieutenant Mark Ozaki, Kpal@kauai.gov

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A competitive swim team dedicated to physical fitness and the joy of swimming.

Our only requirement is to be able to swim one length and smile!

Dates/Times: Mon. to Fri., 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Location: YMCA Ohana Pool Puhi and Waimea County Pool Cost: Membership to YMCA $30 (athlete only) Swim Kaua`i dues range from $40/75 per month.

Contact: Kathleen Littlefield at 652-1385 www.swimkauai.com kathleenlittlefieldnz@gmail.com

Keiki Camps - Schools Out, We’re In County Spring Fun Program Dates: March 16-24, 2016 Ages 5 – 11 Years Old For more information visit www.kauai.gov

Kaua`i Humane Society HOLIDAY CRITTER CAMP Details: Each day is loaded with excitement and hands on experience with the animals in a fun environment.

Dates: March 21-25 Time: 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. daily Ages: 7-12 years Cost: $30/per day or $150 for entire week To Register: call 808-632-0610

Na Aina Kai BOTANICAL GARDENS & SCULPTURE PARK

Jan 30  Feb 27  Mar 19

Apr 30  May 21  Jun 25 Jul 30  Aug 27  Sep 24 Oct *  Nov 19 No Keiki Day in December. * In October our Halloween Event is in lieu of Keiki Day. Call for details or visit www.NaAinaKai.org

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Start Small: Save Water In The Bathroom

By Kim Tamaoka When it comes to conserving water, a little goes a long way. So don’t be overwhelmed with the many water saving tips you may come across. If you want to make a difference, it’s OK to start small. Choose one area of your house and make the extra effort there.

Here are some simple tips on how you can save water in the bathroom.

IN THE SHOWER AND BATHTUB • Install water-saving shower heads or flow restrictors.

(Savings: Up to 75% per shower.)

• Limit showers to 5 minutes.

(Savings: 21 gallons.)

• Keep tub baths to a minimum.

(Savings: 24 gallons.)

AT THE SINK • Turn off the water while brushing your teeth. (Savings: 3 gallons per minute.)

• Turn off the water while shaving.

(Savings: 3 gallons per minute.)

• Check bathroom faucets and pipes for leaks. (Savings: 0.2 gallons per minute or 8,640 gallons per month.)

TOILETS • Make every flush count. Don’t use the toilet as an ashtray or wastebasket.

(Savings: 3.5 to 5 gallons per flush.)

• Check your toilet for leaks.

See how in our ad below.

(Savings: Possibly hundreds of gallons.)

For full descriptions on how to save water in the bathroom, visit www.kauaiwater.org or call (808) 245-5455.

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E Hele mai no ke ola pono no na wahine o Kauai

Come all women of Kauai for women’s wellness

Malama Pono Health Services is delighted

referrals, and STD/HIV testing and treatment.

to serve the women of our island with our

To schedule your appointment please call 808-246-9577 and speak with Shawna or Melisse…or email us at wellness@malama-pono.org

new Women’s Wellness Clinic.

The clinic opened on November 5th, 2015, and serves women of all ages. We offer a variety of women’s services including

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pap smears, hormone therapy, pregnancy testing, birth control, mammogram

Women’s Wellness Clinic Now Accepting Patients All Women Welcome 4366 Kukui Grove Street #205, Lihue For information call

808-246-9577 or visit malama-pono.org

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Healing at Home with Cindy

Home is where most people want to be when they are sick, recovering from surgery, disabled, or just need help with activities of daily living.

As health care continues to change, there is an increasing need for providing care in the home. Home health is an option that may be appropriate for providing skilled care for patients in their home.

Cynthia “Cindy” Phillips is a registered nurse with Stay At Home Healthcare Services (SHHS), currently on call with Garden Isle Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center (GIRHC), who has 26 years of nursing experience and has been taking care of our kupuna on Kaua’i since she moved here in 2000. For the past 9 years, she has provided nursing care, to our kupuna in their home, as a home health nurse. According to Cindy home health provides one-to one patient care, you are able to provide patient teaching in a more slow going, detailed manner, able to deal directly with community resources, and overall contribute to the patient’s health.

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No one likes to talk about these things and we certainly don’t think that someday these simple tasks would be difficult, but be prepared, the conversation needs to begin.

By Maile Ballesteros

Assisting patient to make even the smallest change in life style makes her heart sing.

Home health requires a team effort, whether it is working with the multidisciplinary team to collaborate about patients or working with community agencies.

The effort of providing quality care to our kupuna is an effort of everyone involved. It is not that patients no longer need professional help; rather, their care will be more comfortable and more cost effective at home. Home is where the heart is, and for more and more of our patients it is where the care is.

Cindy states that one of the challenges kupuna face is, “What is their support system like?” On an island, many have strong family support, but there are those who don’t. A good support system helps increase the success of our kupuna remaining in the home. Other questions they should be asking themselves are: “How will I get food and medication?”, “Can I bathe myself or get to the bathroom on my own safely?” These are just a few questions we should be asking our loved ones before an illness or injury occur. No one likes to talk about these things and we certainly don’t think that someday these simple tasks would be difficult, but be prepared, the conversation needs to begin.

Cindy has certainly found her calling as a nurse. Within a few years after graduating from high school in Oklahoma, she pursued her degree in nursing. She

believed “It was God’s plan.” Part of that plan was Cindy’s, and her husband Rickie, decision to come to Hawaii to see BIG waves at Waimea Bay. Due to a turn of events they ended up vacationing on Kaua’i, a vacation that has lasted 16 years. They make their home in Hanama’ulu.

They have four adult children and six grandchildren.

When asked to choose three words that best describe her as a nurse, these were the three words: compassion, patience, and team player. “Helping others, when you give of yourself, you feel good.” Cindy feels she has been given a gift and that gift she shares with her community.

Stay At Home Healthcare Services mission is to service our patients and their families by providing premium health care at home with our committed health professionals.

Being Medicare certified, SHHS is able to provide skilled services to patients in their home under the guidance of their primary care physician and with the compassion of our staff, like Cindy.

For more information, Please call: (808)-245-5121 info@stayathomekauai.com SPRING 2016

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by Caryn Sakahashi

Elderly Parents with Dignity

As our parents age, it’s a painful process when they realize and must accept the inability of their independence, and the need to depend on someone else to do what they value as important.

and begin to repeat questions, there was a time when we, as children, constantly asked “Why?” Keep in mind the patience our parents had when teaching us and exercise that same patience with them.

When patience runs low or feeling of increased frustration, step back and reflect on the dignity that is owed to aging parents. Keep in mind what is hard for us as children is tenfold for our parents.

The aging process carries fear and loss of personal worth.

When they can’t seem to recall your name, remember there was a time when the only name we could repeat was theirs. Mommy, Daddy. When their movements are slow, keep in mind, it was their hands which kept us safe from falls as we began to take our first steps. If food ends up on their clothes instead of their mouths, don’t forget who wiped our mouths and who patiently taught us how to feed ourselves.

"...it was their hands which kept us safe from falls as we began As parents age, our to take our first own sense of reality is affected. The parents steps." who so willingly helped us along the way, suddenly require our help. Tasks that were once so easy for them become labored, and we are surprised by their loss, which becomes our loss.

Preparation and education is key to helping our family members retain their dignity. Remember as parents grow old

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Finally, when they cannot be left alone, remember they never left us alone, afraid, or ignored us as small children, but they kept us close at hand, always watching, always present….always there.

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10 Tips for Picky Eaters

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Frustrated by finicky ones at dinnertime?

Use these 10 ideas to make it all easier.

Respect your child’s appetite, or lack of one Young children tend to eat only when they’re hungry. If your child isn’t hungry, don’t force him to eat a meal or even a snack. Likewise, don’t bribe or force your child to clean his plate. This may only ignite – or reinforce – a power struggle over food.

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Establish a routine, and stick to it Serve meals and snacks at the same times every day. Eliminate juice, milk and snacks for at least one hour before meals. If your child comes to the table hungry, he may be more motivated to eat.

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Be patient with new foods Young children often touch or smell new foods, and they may even put tiny bits in their mouths and spit them back out

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again. Many youngsters need repeated exposure to a new food before they take the first bite. Encourage your child by talking about a food’s color, shape, aroma and texture – not whether it tastes good.

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Make it fun Serve broccoli and other veggies with a favorite dip or sauce. Cut foods into various shapes with cookie cutters. Offer breakfast foods for dinner.

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Recruit your child’s help At the grocery store, ask your child to help you select fruits, vegetables and other healthy foods. Don’t buy anything that you don’t want your child to eat. At home, encourage your child to help you rinse veggies, stir batter or set the table.

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Set a good example If you eat a variety of healthy foods, your kiddo will be more likely to do so as well.

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Go ahead, be sneaky Add chopped broccoli or green peppers to spaghetti sauce, top cereal with fruit slices or mix grated zucchini and carrots into casseroles and soups. Pureed cauliflower can be easily blended into mashed potatoes, and your child will be none the wiser!

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Minimize distractions Turn off the TV during meals, and don’t allow books, tech devices or toys at the table.

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Don’t offer dessert as a reward Withholding dessert sends the message that dessert is the best food, which may only increase your child’s desire for sweets. Consider only having dessert one or two nights a week, and dessert doesn’t have to be cake, pie or ice cream — you can redefine it as fruit, yogurt or another healthy option.

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Don’t be a short order cook Preparing a separate meal for your child after he rejects the original one will only encourage your child’s picky eating behavior. Keep serving your child healthy choices until they become familiar and preferred.

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2016 District Teacher of the Year DAVID PAUL BRAUN, JR.

Kauai District, Waimea Canyon Middle School David Paul Braun, Jr., became a teacher because he “enjoys helping people find their light bulbs and keys to doors that didn’t appear to be there in the first place.” With an extensive background as a performer and composer, he has transformed education through music, using it to nurture creativity and individual voice of his students. Students share their love of music through performances at the Waimea Lights Parade and care homes, participation in the Waimea Vibes group, and their end of-year musical yearbook CD. Braun believes that continual assessment is key to a solid education.

A teacher’s primary role is to cultivate a joy for learning by helping them set reasonable goals, being supportive, providing timely feedback, and promoting self-reflection.

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Get Ready for Kindergarten Entering kindergarten is an exciting and critical time for your child. This will be the start of their “formal” education, laying the foundation for future learning and thus it should be the best experience possible.

Starting August 2014, your child must be 5 on or before July 31 to enter kindergarten.

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WCU Warrior Credit Union

Kauai Community Federal Credit Union (KCFCU) and Kapaa High School established a partnership in 2016 to launch a student-run credit union branch on the high school campus.

The Warrior Credit Union (a limited version of a KCFCU branch) opened its doors on February 10, 2016 to service the students and faculty at Kapaa High School, one day per week. Students will be encouraged to engage in financial management, experience real life financial transactions, and learn about valuable financial management topics such as savings, checking, online banking, and credit. The Warrior Credit Union program serves as personal finance education which is a key element in establishing a sound and secure economy within the community and beyond.

The student leaders who will be operating the branch will receive ongoing training and support from KCFCU and KHS staff, along with real world experience in branch operations and management.

“The student credit union reflects our hands-on, relevant capstone program for our business academy. It creates a sense of

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Elementary students will also be given an opportunity to make financial transactions at the Warrior Credit Union.

ownership on-campus and is student led.” said Daniel Hamada, Principal of Kapaa High School. The student leaders will be responsible for balancing, educating members, branch layout and décor, implementing a marketing plan, and establishing branch goals. “This experience is real life application” Mr. Hamada noted.

Not only will the Warrior Credit Union educate participating student leaders, but it also serves as a live learning experience for the entire student body at Kapaa High School. The Warrior Credit Union will be operating the student run branch every Wednesday from 9:25-11:25am in Room I-101. Students may make real money deposits, deposit checks, and make withdrawals up to $20 at the school branch. For more advanced transactions, students will experience typical member services at KCFCU branches and ATMs. Kapaa High School staff and Kapaa

The United States is currently ranked #1 in credit card debt among developed countries, yet scores low in financial literacy. College students are bombarded with credit card offers immediately upon entering college and the average credit card debt for a college student can exceed $3,000. The key to better educating our youth in financial management is for the entire community to work together. Parents, educators, financial organizations, and non-profits need to do their part in helping our youth learn and experience financial management early on to avoid the potential pitfalls of financial illiteracy later in life. At Kapaa High School, the Warrior Credit Union is aiming to do just that.

Parents are encouraged to open their students’ savings and checking account at any KCFCU branch to enable their children to participate at the Warrior Credit Union. A birth certificate and social security card will be required to open an account at any branch location. If parents would like more information, they can visit www.kcfcu.org/wcu

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Helping Kids Set and Reach Goals Learning to set and achieve goals boosts kids’ success in a big way.

Got Goals? According to researchers, learning to set and achieve goals boosts kids’ success in a big way. In a recent study in the Journal of Applied Psychology, students who took part in a goal-setting program boosted academic performance by a whopping 30 percent. As important as goals are, setting them doesn’t come naturally to most children. Here’s how to support your child’s success, whether that means acing a test or scoring the winning goal in a soccer game.

Ages 1-5 Pride and Joy Though children can begin setting personal goals as early as preschool, parents should remember that young brains have difficulty grasping the concept of the future, says David Willis, owner and operator of educational child care center Kiddie Academy of Charlotte – Blakeney.

“Their brains tend to think in concrete, rather than abstract, terms,” Willis says.

Young children are also prone to reflecting what they believe their parents want them to achieve, instead of their own objectives.

Start the goal-setting process by asking

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your child about what would make him feel proud of himself.

Simple, age-appropriate goals could include climbing all the way to the top of a play structure (with supervision), saving a small sum of money for a new toy or completing an art project to give to Grandma. In general, goals for young children should be short-term — no more than a week or two into the future — and represent something a child can achieve with only minimal parental support. Achievable, near-term goals help spark motivation and self-pride in a job well done.

By Malia Jacobson

Ages 6-12

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Risk and Reward

Going Pro

As school-age kids begin setting more intense, focused goals — like earning an A on a math test, selling 200 boxes of Girl Scout cookies or making a competitive sports team — parents may wonder about using cash rewards or other motivational carrots to spur achievement.

Not so fast! A researcher from Rochester University in New York found that using these types of rewards has a negative impact on motivation.

During the teen years, goals often shift toward professional aspirations as kids set their sights on a certain college or career path. But parents would be wise to encourage teens to think about future goals for family life, too. A study from Penn State University suggests that teens who set goals for success in both work and family life were more likely to be happier with their performance in both areas as adults.

Yes, the child may work hard to reach the initial goal and earn the reward, but they’ll be less motivated to work toward a goal that doesn’t include cash and prizes. Achieving a goal should be its own reward, says Lewis Howes, bestselling author of “The School of Greatness: A Real-World Guide to Living Your Dreams, Making an Impact, and Leaving a Lasting Legacy.” “By constantly reinforcing that your child can do anything they put their mind to, they will learn to trust their own abilities and try something new,” he says.

“Rewards aren’t necessary.”

Also important to future success was the teens’ self-efficacy, or belief in their ability to reach goals they set. Teens with higher self-efficacy were more likely to achieve their educational and career goals compared to teens with only moderate confidence.

When teens dream out loud about the future, prompt them to consider their goals for family life alongside professional success and their path for achieving both, and encourage self-efficacy by recognizing and celebrating the goals — big and small — they achieve along the way.

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Growing Up Online:

11 Apps to Help Families Feel Calm and Relieve Stress

HERE’S A NEWS FLASH:

Life can be stressful — for parents and kids.

Technology, of course, is part of the problem. But it can also be part of the solution. The apps described below were designed to promote well-being.

Some are intended specifically for family members at different ages and stages; others are more generic. All offer respite from the demands and pressures of family life.

Apps like these have been developed in response to a growing body of research indicating that stress is at the root of many social, mental and physical problems. Research suggests that becoming more aware of bodily sensations, thoughts and feelings can help people cope with anxiety, sleep more deeply, focus on tasks and enjoy family time more.

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By Carolyn Jabs

Mindfulness for Pregnancy helps expectant parents become aware of the physical and emotional changes of pregnancy. The program includes guides to gentle yoga stretches and meditations that focus on walking, loving kindness and being with baby. $2.99; Apple.

Sleepy Sounds offers choices. You can tune in to white noise, nature sounds, a lullaby or music of your own choosing. The app also provides a soothing animation that can function as a nightlight for children, and you can set a timer so the sound doesn’t play all night. Free; Apple, Android.

Settle Your Glitter, which can be used by children as young as age 5, asks users to become aware of how they are feeling. Then they’ll see a virtual snow globe filled with swirling glitter. Coached by a friendly puffer fish, kids can settle the glitter by breathing deeply. The app is produce by the Momentous Institute, creators of Breathing Bubbles, an app that encourages users to breath deeply as they “release a worry” or “receive a joy.” Free; Apple.

Smiling Mind customizes content for different age levels. Children answer a few questions, then practice easy-tofollow meditations designed to calm their minds and relieve stress. The app keeps track of progress and includes connections to Facebook and Twitter.

Free; Apple, Android.

Take a Chill was designed specifically for tweens and teens in response to research suggesting that mindfulness increases self-esteem and decreases anxiety. The app introduces users to simple tools for self-assessment and quick meditations. $1.99; Apple.

Take a Break is perfect for parents

who need a time out. Created by Meditation Oasis, the app includes two guided meditations lasting 7 and 13 minutes.

Free; Apple, Android, Windows.

Calm is inspired by the idea that

connecting with nature helps one regain a sense of balance, and features videos of beautiful settings matched to natural sounds or soothing music.

Free; Apple, Android, Windows.

Headspace was one of the first apps

designed to promote mindfulness.

Developed by a former Buddhist monk, this app encourages daily meditations, which promise to increase focus and creativity while reducing stress and anxiety. Varying monthly fee after the first 10 days; Apple, Android, Windows.

Stop, Breathe & Think asks users to

close their eyes for 10 seconds, then take a quick inventory of their mental, physical and emotional health. Based on the results, the app recommends a 5- to 10-minute meditation. Developed

by Tools for Peace, the app also includes meditations that improve sleep and reduce stress. Free; Apple, Android.

Omvana offers free as well as paid

recordings featuring vocals and calming sounds. A mixer allows users to combine the two for a customized track. Type “parenting” into the search engine for intriguing ways to build family harmony, such as the Two Minute Laughter Meditation.

Free; Apple. Android.

Gratitude Journal offers a modern way

to “count your blessings.” Parents can use the journal as a personal reminder of what has been good about every day, or involve kids in creating a daily record of what they are thankful for. $2.99; Apple. (Attitudes of Gratitude is a similar app, available for free on Android.)

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Tips For Reducing College Costs By Patti Pears Here are a few suggestions to help make college more affordable: Start career exploration early.

Research schools before you apply.

I encourage your student, starting their freshman year in high school, to explore their academic interests and research career paths by job shadowing and volunteering in the community. By their junior year they should have narrowed down the list of possible majors, and can then search for colleges that offer those majors (such as by using College Board’s Big Future at bigfuture. collegeboard. org).

Visit each college’s own website to get specifics on freshman retention rate, admissions criteria, and to take a virtual campus tour. Use the college’s Net Price Calculator to get an estimate of the cost of attendance for your child.

Take AP (Advanced Placement) courses or community college courses while still in high school.

It is possible to earn enough credit to skip a semester or more of college – saving thousands of dollars.

Prepare for the ACT and SAT tests.

Standardized test scores are a large factor for merit scholarships. I recommend your student prepare for several weeks in advance by investing 20 or more hours studying, taking practice tests, and reviewing their incorrect answers before sitting for the official test. Free online test prep is offered at www.number2.com and www.khanacademy.org.

Keep up your GPA. Students earning the most competitive scholarships will usually have a GPA of 3.5 (out of 4.0) or higher and will have taken challenging coursework.

Public colleges offering tuition discounts through WUE (Western Undergraduate Exchange) can be found at wiche.edu/wue/ students. Be aware that the WUE tuition rate is not automatic some colleges limit how many students receive WUE awards each year.

Apply early for scholarships and be aware of deadlines Look for scholarships from the colleges you are applying to first because these scholarships are the largest and are often renewable for four years.

Many local scholarships can be found at www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org starting December 1st. These scholarships are usually only valid for one year.

Additionally, national scholarships can be found through search engines such as Fastweb.com.

The Free Application for Federal Aid (FAFSA), which is mandatory for needbased scholarships, becomes available January 1st and needs to be completed each year at www.fafsa.ed.gov.

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From Chef Mark Oyama

Ingredients: ½ cup ½ cup 4 oz

elbow macaroni heavy cream cream cheese room temperature 2 each large eggs 1/8 tsp paprika

1 tsp dry mustard 1 clove garlic, finely grated 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated 1 cup Monterey jack cheese, grated 4 tbsp breadcrumbs 1 tbsp butter, melted

◆ Line mini muffin tins with muffin liners ◆ Preheat oven to 400F ◆ Cook macaroni till done , drain and rinse in cold water and drain good. ◆ Place heavy cream, cream cheese, egg, paprika, mustard and garlic in large bowl.

Beat on low speed until combined. Add cooked macaroni, cheddar and Monterey jack cheese and stir until combined. ◆ Spoon into muffin cups and combine breadcrumbs with butter and sprinkle the top of each macaroni mixture. ◆ Bake until cheese is melted and golden brown around 25 minutes.

INSIDE: The F.O.R.C.E. Get The Lead Out Positive Parenting Fatherhood is Sacred Photo of Nai’a Kaley Photo by: Rhye's Photography

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The new Star Wars movie is out, and this got me to thinking: wouldn’t it be great if we could use ‘The Force’ to get our kids to do what we want them to do? Luckily, there are Jedi mind tricks to get kids motivated, without any whining or arguments. Just remember to use the F-O-R-C-E.

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- Final. Kids just love to question, debate, and argue, and the more you allow them to do this, the better they get at it. It’s okay to give them a reason for your decision, but once they start questioning it, it’s okay to tell them, “My decision is Final, because I’m the mother.”

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- Options. Sometimes you can let a child choose when there really isn’t really any choice involved. For example, instead of telling them, “You need to take a bath,” and then hearing the protests rain down, you could say, “Do you want to bathe now or in five minutes?” They are less likely to argue if it’s their own choice to begin with.

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Reinforcement. Positive reinforcement always works better than scolding.

The trick is to find the opposite action of the behavior you want to stop. If you want to stop hitting, then the next time you see your child upset and before any hitting takes place you could say, “I’m happy you used your words instead of hitting.” Try using a ‘power praise’, which consists of an attention-grabbing phrase: “Wow!” “All right!” “Good job!” followed by the specific action you love: “You cleaned up without being asked!” and ending with a physical action like a hug, high five, or pat on the back.

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- Challenge. Kids just love games, so why not turn the most mundane daily things into a challenge? It makes things fun for you too as you cheer them on.

Does your kid hate getting dressed up for school? Try telling them, “I bet you can’t change into your school clothes in 60 seconds!” Is your child reluctant to brush their teeth? Challenge them by saying, “Let’s see who can brush their teeth the longest.”

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Dr. Bernard Riola, MD KVMH and St. Theresa School Alumnus’

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Engage. None of the techniques work if you can’t get your child’s attention first. So be sure to engage them.

First, be sure to make good eye contact. A child who looks down and fiddles with their toy while you are talking is indirectly challenging your authority. So tell them, “Look at my eyes,” and then continue talking once you have their full attention.

You could also try whispering. Nothing gets a child’s attention like whispering, because it’s as if you have a secret for them. Yelling at them at the mall to keep quiet doesn’t always help, but try pulling them aside and whispering, “Look at that man over there reading. We need to use our inside voice so we don’t bother him.”

Finally, you could ditch any talking at all by agreeing on a certain nonverbal action with your child ahead of time. You could say, “When you see me pulling at my ear, it means I want you to come over and sit quietly next to me. Only you and I know what this means, and nobody else.”

Gently remind them a few times if they don’t get it at first, and be sure to praise them when they remember. Eventually, you will really feel like you have the power of ‘The Force’ when you make eye contact with your child across a crowded room, and all you do is pull at your ear and they come and sit quietly at your side.

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Announce Your Baby’s Birth!

Announce Your Baby’s

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It’s easy - and FREE - to announce your baby’s arrival and have a wonderful keepsake. Email baby’s photo, name, date of birth and time, weight, parents’ names to: births@KauaiFamilyMagazine.com.

Baby Girl Aivah Alohilani Mahie Hashimoto Omo Nebre Born: November 30, 201 at: 3:33 p.m.

Weight: 4 lbs. 1.7 ounces • Length: 18 inches Parents: Chelsea Omo & Vaughn Nebre Big sister: Aria Hilinai Keala Hashimoto Omo Nebre Baby Boy Baby Boy Troy Ben Nabeshima Born: November 24, 2014 Weight: 6 lbs. 5.4 ounces • Length: 19 inches Parents: Neil K. Nabeshima & Marlene • Siblings: Elisha & Neil G. Baby Girl Anais Pinky Malia Kaiolohia Malama Kittredge Born: November 23, 2015 at 8:56 p.m.

Weight: 5 lbs. 12.5 ounces • Length: 19.5 inches Parents: Daniel & Desiree Kittredge Big Brothers: Geon & Reese Baby Girl Nahimana Ku’uMomimakamae Seering-Borden Born: October 15, 2015 at 12:34 a.m.

Weight: 7 lbs. 1.8 ounces Parents: Mariah Seering Bensinger and Joseph “Vance” Borden Baby Boy Ari Ryen Balisacan Born: March 26, 2015 at: 9:11 p.m.

Weight: 6 lbs. 6.4 ounces • Length: 19 in.

Parents: Arjay Balisacan & Gena Gascon • Siblings: Rayden Jay Baby Girl Riah Hi’ileiokamoana Boyer Born: September 17, 2015 at 7:54 a.m.

Weight: 7 lbs. 0.1 ounces • Length: 20 inches Parents: Robert and Tessie Boyer • Big brother: Robert Ka’eo Boyer Baby Girl Mia Tiare Maluhia Rita Born: December 10, 2015 at 7:10 a.m.

Weight: 6 lbs. 4.2 ounces • Length: 18 inches Parents: Keala Fontanilla & John Rita Jr Big Brothers: Kainoa & Jayven Baby Girl Saesha Leila Coyamin Born: Sept 17, 2015 at 7:28 a.m.

Weight: 7 lbs. 14.6 ounces • Length: 19 inches Parents: Stacia Viloria and Russell Coyamin jr.

Big brothers: Kobe and Rysen

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Baby Boy Keanu Tyler Claussen Born November 23, 2015 at 11:06 p.m.

Weight: 7 lbs. 10 ounces Parents: Yael and Olin Claussen • Big brothers: Kobe and Oren

Baby Boy Kaimana Keoniloa Rudy Fernandez Born: December 4, 2015 at 8:13 a.m.

Weight: 9 lbs. 5.4 ounces • Length: 21.5 inches Parents: Jonathan and Ashley Fernandez Siblings: Tatyana and Jaden Fernandez Baby Girl Savannah Reighn Lynn Domingo Born: October 4, 2015 at 5:52 a.m.

Weight: 5 lbs. 6.6 ounces • Length: 18 inches Parents: Neill & Kristin Domingo • Big Sister: Mackenzie

Baby Girl Sophia Maria Kealani Alvarez Proud parents: Shante’ Santiago and Michael Alvarez Born: October 11, 2015 @ 11:18 a.m.

Weight: 8 lbs. 5.9 ounces • Length: 22 inches long • Big sister: Shaneen Santiago

Owen Andrew Hampton Kollar

Born: January 7, 2016 at 8:12am Weight: 7 pounds, 6 ounces Length: 19 inches Mother: Sierra Hampton-Eng Father: Justin Kollar

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Birth to Booster Child Passenger Safety Child Safety Seats n Children under the age of eight are required to ride in a child safety seat when riding in a motor vehicle. n Always review the installation instructions accompanying the car seat and the vehicle. n Select the seat that best fits your child and your vehicle. n Children should be buckled up in the back seat since it has been proven to be the safest location in the vehicle. n Never put a rear-facing seat in the front seat of a vehicle with active front-passenger airbags. n Children should be kept rear-facing until the height or weight maximum of a rear-facing seat is reached, and a minimum of one year and twenty pounds.

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n Always ensure that harness straps are snug and that child is securely buckled up.

Booster Seats n Children ages four through seven are required to ride in a child safety seat or a booster seat when riding in a motor vehicle. n The only exemptions are if the child is over 4’9”, over 80 pounds or if the vehicle has lap-only seat belts in the rear seat. Never use a booster seat with lap-only seat belts n There are child safety seats with harnesses rated up to 80 pounds for vehicles equipped with lap-only belts. n Booster seats should be used until the lap and shoulder belts fit

This message is proudly brought to you by

808-245-6978 • 4337 Rice St. Lihue, HI 96766

Kauai Police Department’s main station in Lihue will help you put your car seat in correctly! Stop by Monday thru Friday from 8:00am- 4:00pm correctly. The lap belt should fit low and snug on the hips, and the shoulder strap should not cross over the face or neck. n Never place the shoulder belt behind the child’s back or under the arm. n A child that cannot sit with his or her back against the seat back cushion with knees bent over the vehicle’s seat edge without slouching should continue to use a booster seat regardless of age, weight or height.

Type of Seats n Rear-Facing Seat – Infants from birth to at least one year old and at least twenty pounds must ride in rear-facing seats. However, it is

recommended that infants be kept rear-facing in the back seat as long as possible, up to the height or weight limit of the seat. There are some seats available with rear-facing limits as high as 45 pounds. n Convertible Seat – Convertible seats can be used rear-facing, then converted to forward-facing. The seats can be used longer since the height and weight limits are higher than for infant-only seats. n Forward-Facing Seat – Children that have outgrown their rear-facing seats or that are at least one year old and twenty pounds should ride forwardfacing in the back seat until age four. n Booster Seat – Children that are four through seven years of age are required to ride in booster seats in the back seat. They should remain in a booster after age seven until the vehicle seat belts fit properly.

Always buckle up yourself. Set a good example. Do not leave child alone in the car.

For more information on child passenger safety and for information on child safety seat inspection sites, please visit the Keiki Injury Prevention Coalition website at www.kipchawaii.org. Another resource on child safety seats is Safetybelt Safe’s website www.carseat.org

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Positive Parenting

By Mary Navarro MA, LMFT

The key to positive parenting is for parents to really notice things their child does that they want repeated such as:

GOOD JOB!

• Helping their younger brother or sister • Cooperating when you ask them to do something the first time or not fighting in the car.

GOOD JOB!

Instead, most often we scold our kids for the things they do wrong or that irritate us or when we have to repeat ourselves ten times before they move.

That was a great choice!”

Or, “Thank you for helping.”

We don’t need to praise our kids, but we do need to notice their good efforts and choices and let them know we noticed.

Kids feel very proud when we notice and comment on the good things they do.

Kids feel very proud when we tell them we notice and appreciate their positive efforts.

You can say something like, “I noticed you shared that toy with your sister.

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Now, this change in our parenting habits is no easy feat! We parents are often so used to scolding our kids for irritating behavior that we don’t also notice all the good things they do. Some parents even say they expect their child to do the good things and they shouldn’t have to say anything.

But don’t we appreciate it when someone notices our efforts?

You will indeed get more cooperation.

Not perfection but more cooperation.

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Fatherhood is Sacred™

by Shawna Crosby

The foundation of this program is built on a culturally rich model to inspire and motivate fathers to devote their best efforts to family.

Families can be complicated. These deep relationships often times carry a heavy load of baggage. For some, family can mean hurt and pain sprinkled with large doses of regret. For others, family is the greatest source of joy in their lives. But for most of us, the term “family” conjures up a crazy mixture of both of these extremes.

2016 is the Year of Ohana, and to help create stronger families in our community, Malama Pono Health Services offers the Fatherhood is Sacred™ program.

During this training, attendees will learn to create deep and meaningful relationships with their families. Other skills developed during this program include healthy conflict resolution, creating stronger bonds with children, improving communication skills, discovering keys to personal development, embracing the role of the fathers in the native culture, learning how to achieve balance at work and home, and much more.

Here’s what recent attendees of the program have to say…

“This program let us fathers who fell by wrong choices find a way to be a father again, and to see the way to succeed with our family, while being a protector and guide.”

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“As a sexual assault and teen advocate, I see firsthand the damage done by inappropriateness within families. I am thrilled that men are pulling together to create stronger communities.”

“The Fatherhood is Sacred program has changed my life. It has given me hope and shown me a different way of life. I feel I am changing within and am able to show my children more love and affection. For the first time I am thinking of others instead of myself.”

“This training is applicable for today’s fractured families. I feel the information helped me learn how to put my family back together again.”

Please come and join us for this amazing program. It is available to anyone in the community who desires to improve their role as a father, and seeks to bring balance and harmony to the challenging maze of family relationships.

Please email

Shawna@malama-pono.org for more information or call 808.246.9577 to register.

SNAP/EBT Farmers Market Program

Malama Kaua’i, through a partnership with the County of Kauai-Office of Economic Development, began processing SNAP/EBT benefits at select Kauai Farmers Markets in July of 2014. As we enter the second year of providing this important service, we will be making enhancements to the program in an effort to improve our support of our local producers and access to local foods for market goers.

SNAP recipients can go to the Malama Kaua’i booth at participating markets and

use their EBT card to purchase “Kauai Cash” tokens to spend at authorized vendor booths for their fresh fruits, vegetables, and other SNAP eligible food items.

Having SNAP benefits available at farmers markets provides access to fresh, healthy and local foods – supporting those that most need them while giving our farmers and local agricultural product producers additional revenue. We are proud to support this program for the people and farmers of Kauai.

E.at B.etter T.oday!

Use Your SNAP/EBT Card at these Farmer’s Markets WEDNESDAY Kapa’a Sunshine Market Kapa’a New Town Park Kahau Street, Kapa’a 2:30pm - 5:00pm (Weekly)

FRIDAY Lihue Sunshine Market Vidinha Stadium Parking Lot Hoolako Road 2:30pm - 5:00pm (Weekly)

THURSDAY Kilauea Sunshine Market Kilauea Neighborhood Center Keneke, off Lighthouse Rd. 4:00pm - 6:00pm (Weekly)

SATURDAY Kekaha Sunshine Market Kekaha Neighborhood Center Elepaio Road 8:30am - 11:00am (1st 2 weeks of every month, on or after the 5th

*Market locations/times indicate 1/2 hour before actual market start time and may change at any time without notice

This program is funded by the County of Kauai’s Office of Economic Development and may be contingent upon funding for continued program delivery.

For more information, contact Sasha at

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What Every Woman Should Know About OB-GYNs

By Erin Waters, MD

Kauai Medical Clinic

What is the difference between an obstetrician (OB) and a gynecologist?

Obstetricians (OBs) take care of women throughout their entire pregnancy, delivery and postpartum time. Call your physician as soon as you think you are pregnant to establish prenatal care.

A gynecologist (GYN) typically will provide annual health checkups, including pelvic and breast exams. They also provide care for gynecologic issues such as: • Fibroids

• Ovarian cysts

• Infertility

• Menopausal symptoms

• Pelvic organ prolapse

• PMS

• Sexually transmitted infections • Vaginal infections • Heavy, painful and/or irregular periods An OB-GYN is trained to do all of these things.

We recommend an initial health screening between 13-15 years of age as a general ‘meet and greet’ session, unless there are specific issues.

For example, screening for cervical cancer usually begins at age 21, but women who have a weakened immune system due to HIV/AIDs or are taking medication to suppress their immune systems should see an OB-GYN sooner.

“A woman should see her OB-GYN every year for her annual checkup.”

For information, call 245-1511 or visit wilcoxhealth.org.

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How to Dye EASTER EGGS With

Shaving Cream

Do your kids love mess? If so, they are sure to love this unconventional way to color Easter eggs using shaving cream and food coloring.

Materials: • Shaving cream • Gel food coloring • Hard boiled eggs (white works best) • Plate • Spoons • Paper towels

Directions: 1. Hard boil the eggs and let them cool.

2. Let your child squirt shaving cream onto a plate.

3. Have your child drizzle a couple of colors of gel food coloring onto the shaving cream.

4. They can spread the colors slightly by dragging a spoon through the shaving cream. Not too much, though, or the colors will blend. You want the colors to be separate.

5. Now for the fun part. Have your child roll the egg through the shaving cream.

6. Let the egg sit in the mixture for several minutes. We had ours sit for about 15 minutes. The color will set on the egg.

7. Wipe the egg clean.

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GET THE LEAD OUT OF YOUR HOME

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LEAD EXPOSURE: STEPS TO PROTECT YOUR FAMILY ​​ The most important step parents, doctors, and others can take is to prevent lead exposure before it occurs.

• Test your home for lead. If your home was built before 1978, contact the health department about getting your home tested for lead. If you don’t know how old your home is, assume there is lead. In the United States, lead is in paint in 87% of homes built before 1940, 69% of homes built from 1940–1959, and 24% of homes built from 1960–1977.

Ask the landlord about lead before you sign a lease. Before you buy a home, have it inspected for lead.

• Before any work is done on your home, learn about safe ways to make repairs.

When repairs are being done, seal off the area until the job is done and keep your child away until everything is cleaned up. Be sure to use a certified contractor.

Removing lead paint on your own can often make the condition worse. If work is not done the safe way, you and your child can be harmed by increased exposure to lead in dust. See the EPA’s Renovation, Repair, and Painting rule Web page for more information.

• Keep your children away from old windows, old porches, and areas with chipping or peeling paint. If it is in your home, cover it with duct tape or contact paper until it can be completely removed.

If you rent your home, let your landlord know about any peeling or chipping paint.

Landlords are legally required to repair lead problems found on their property.

• Do not allow your child to play in the dirt next to your old home. Plant grass over bare soil or use mulch or wood chips.

• Clean your home regularly. Wipe down floors and other level surfaces with a damp mop or sponge. Taking shoes off at the door can help reduce tracking in dirt.

• Teach your children to wash their hands, especially before eating. Wash pacifiers and toys regularly.

• Keep clean. If your work or hobbies involve lead, change your clothes and shoes and shower when finished. Keep your clothes at work or wash your work clothes as soon as possible.

• Use cold flushed tap water for mixing formula, drinking, or cooking. If you are in an older home, run the water for several minutes before using it in the morning and start with cold water for drinking or cooking.​ • Eat healthy. Give your child a well balanced diet that includes breakfast and food high in calcium and iron. A good diet can help your child absorb less lead.

To learn more about preventing lead exposure, visit http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/

Should my child be screened for lead?

The only way to know for sure if your child has been exposed to lead is with a blood test. Lead screening tests sometimes take blood from the finger, but it is better and more accurate to take the blood from a vein in the arm. The test measures the amount of lead in the blood. If you think that your child has been exposed to lead, talk with your pediatrician about getting a blood test to check for lead.

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Although this season is more acutely experienced in places which have deep icy winters, nevertheless even here it is a time for fresh new awakenings and renewals. And it’s the time before “the lazy hazy crazy days of summer” (to quote a song that rings in my mind from my youth).

In regards to ocean safety, spring means that most -- but by no means all -- of the big winter swells have taken place.

Interestingly, although we think of the big swells as the big dangerous swells, the truth is that more people get in trouble in smaller conditions. How can that be?

Well, the answer is that unless we’re a true big wave surfer, most of us instinctively know enough to stay out of the water in monster conditions.

(A disclaimer to this is that some people don’t know to stay off of oceanfront rock ledges at places such as Queens Bath).

However, when conditions are smaller and less intimidating, there can still be rip currents that get us into trouble. And if we venture out into the water in those conditions, we can be pulled out by a rip current, suddenly finding ourselves uncomfortably far from shore (and I’ve seen this be as little as 30 feet).

If we’re inexperienced we then may start trying to fight our way in against the current, then a small wave breaks over our head, and next thing we’re gasping for air and in great danger.

I’m not writing these words to scare anybody but I am writing them in order to provide some lifesaving education.

Our Kauai Lifeguard Association got a lot done this last year, including raising money to help the County Ocean

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Safety Bureau with communications equipment: Solar-powered PA systems at 4 Towers, and dunk-proof and powerful bullhorns for the other 6 towers. We also worked in tandem with the County in supporting yet another successful Junior Lifeguard season.

Over 400 of our youth engaged in the program, and from this we chose 30 elite competitors who brought home Kauai’s 12th consecutive state Championship!!

We intend to send our elite competitors to the National Championships this year, to be held in Hermosa Beach in early August.

But honestly, more important to me are the 370+ non-elite kids who benefit from and enjoy the program. I call them, maybe you, our Force Multipliers. Additionally, my trusty team of rescue tube station maintainers kept our 200+ stations in good working condition. I documented 18 people who were helped by the presence of our rescue tube stations, and I was privileged to personally meet 3 people who would not have lived had it not been for a rescue tube and a skillful rescuetube-aided lifesaver. There are also many, many surfers and beachgoers who make rescues with the help of their surfboards and boogie boards. I have never had a clue as to how to estimate this number but I do know how to say “Thank You” to each and every one of you. I of course can’t go without mentioning our Lifeguards themselves.

Spring Ocean Safety

By Monty Downs, M.D.

President, Kaua`i Lifeguard Association

THEY are determined to keep you out of trouble. And if you do get in trouble, THEY are the ones who have the most training and skill to get you out of it.

They performed 156 rescues in 2015, along with 206,894 Preventions!! And they counted 2 million and twenty one thousand beachgoers at their Guarded beaches. My goodness. I don’t even

want to think about what would be happening if not for them.

I will enjoy this spring time of renewal a lot if we (meaning Kauai) are able to get through it with people staying safe in the water.

Please be one yourself, and please help others to join into your safety team!

My message is multi-fold: Of course enjoy our beaches and our ocean. For many of us who live here, that’s why we live here. And for virtually all who visit, that’s why they come.

Please swim where you can see a Lifeguard. That’s our Kauai Lifeguard Association’s #1 recommendation.

If you do go against our advice and choose to swim at an unguarded beach, please make sure you’ve educated yourself about things like rip currents, hidden rocks, and other hazards before you go plunging into the water.

Educate yourself about what to do if you do get pulled out by a rip current (STAY CALM, GO WITH THE FLOW. THE CURRENT WILL RELEASE YOU AND THEN YOU CAN WAVE FOR HELP, OR ONCE YOU’RE RELEASED FROM THE CURRENT YOU CAN FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET BACK TO SHORE WITHOUT FIGHTING ANY CURRENT.) Have a wonderful day at the beach and in our Kauai ocean!

LIFEGUARDED BEACHES

Haena Beach. . . . . . . . . . . Northshore, Haena Hanalei Pavillion. . . . . . . . . Northshore, Hanalei Hanalei Bay Pine Trees . . . Northshore, Hanalei Kee Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . Northshore, Haena Anahola Beach. . . . . . . . . . Eastside, Anahola

Kealia Beach. . . . . . . . . . . . Eastside, Kapa`a Lydgate Beach. . . . . . . . . . Eastside, Wailua Poipu Beach. . . . . . . . . . . . Southshore, Poipu Salt Pond Beach. . . . . . . . . Westside, Hanapepe Kekaha Beach. . . . . . . . . . . Westside, Kekaha

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Patience…Gradually Modify a Behavior

By Newton Young Inherited temperament can be a factor in shyness that could lead to aggression.

Some of us may get a puppy from a responsible, ethical and experienced breeder, who socialized their puppies and can assure you their dogs are not fearful.

This is good because most breeders will also not release their puppies until they are eight to ten weeks old.

When a dog is adopted from a shelter, their behavior may be more difficult to predict. Be prepared to address fearfulness if it becomes apparent. Please do not give up and return the dog, because this behavior can be modified with patience and love.

Praise, along with treats can be given to reward acceptable behavior and replace a fearful response. This process , known as desensitization and counter-conditioning, is important to modify this behavior.

When I first approached Toby, a dog that I worked with recently, I knew right away that he was fearful of men.

Toby was found in a wooded area on the North Shore.

He was extremely skinny, hungry, shy and very fearful . Much time was spent feeding, talking

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to, and taking care of this abandoned dog.

It was important to establish trust with this new found friend.

Toby was recently introduced to a new home that had an older dog and a large fenced area to roam. I was called in to assist with Toby’s transition, and after a few rocky weeks, he seems to be bonding with his new owners, and doing very well.

Although there is still a lot of work to be done, great progress has been made.

Praise, along with treats can be given to reward acceptable behavior and replace a fearful response.

It is important to recognize a dog’s fearfulness and work on it before it turns into aggression. Work at the dog’s pace and watch their body language. Don’t rush, have patience.

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Bordy's World

Compassion: Sel COMPASSION: Inclining one to be to help fund the cost of caring for merciful.* Compassion is a good word the animals. to describe Tanya Bordenkircher of Born and raised on Kauai, she attended Kapaa. A local surfer girl, Tanya grew Kahili Adventist School up in Hanamaulu and was raised a then Kapahi. Since Tanya’s current rescues Seventh Day Adventist she was a child by her late mom include birds, chickens, Tanya has rescued Arcadia. Tanya still animals. Tanya’s kittens, wild baby attends the Seventh current rescues Day Adventist church pigs, newborn goats, include birds, in Kapaa with her chickens, kittens, blended family of six orphan mountain goats, wild baby pigs, children ranging in newborn goats, baby rats, guinea pigs, age from 10 to 22. orphan mountain The family returned to rabbits and dogs and goats, baby rats, Kauai from Arizona in guinea pigs, rabbits provided them all with 2009, thus beginning and dogs and “Bordy’s World” unconditional love… she has provided here. Husband, Eric them all with Bordenkircher, is a unconditional love, care and has found corrections officer for Kauai County. Her new forever homes for most of them. Not daughter, Crystall, 22, works for the Pinal being able to get a normal job with all of County Animal Shelter. Sister, Liane the rescues, she depends on donations Ancajas, was Miss Kauai USA, 2013-

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By Carol Curran through and is still with her today.

Her animal rescues quickly expanded to over 250; most of them found homes, but some are still with her. Currently she has around 30 kittens and cats, four goats, eight dogs, and baby and adult birds. In the last two months she has taken in 10 baby kittens found all over the island plus a starved puppy adding to her “pet mom” 24/7 responsibilities.

Never wishing to attract attention to herself, Tanya quickly says she is “so grateful to my family, Tawnya of Kauai Westside Feed Store, Dia for her bird expertise, Aunty Patty and Uncle Tommy for helping me with so many rescues, the Kauai Community Cat Project for helping me with meds and fixing my

fless: Empathy: 2014. Tanya has an extended family of 14 brothers and sisters.

SELFLESS: Unselfish, charitable, self-denying, generous, altruistic.* Tanya’s animal rescue began 2009 when she was contacted by a former Kauai Community Cat Project volunteer to foster two newborn kittens (Kina and Kona). They were discovered by a landscaper after a riding mower passed over them twice without harming them – they were deep in a furrow in the grass. Their eyes weren’t even open and they would have died without Tanya’s constant care and love.

Kona developed complications and had to be fed with a dropper mixture of Karo Syrup and Pedialyte every half hour. Tanya stayed up for almost two days straight trying to save Kona. Kona finally pulled

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foster kitties, Dawn at Pawrific Pet Salon, Ashley at the Petco Salon, Dr. Petcu and family for donating their time to my rescues” [they even adopted one of Tanya’s rescues they helped] and every single one of my supporters...because I wouldn’t be able to do this without all of you ” She also makes jewelry under the name “kauaikreations4kritterrescue” to help fund her passion to help the animals of Kauai.

EMPATHY: Capacity to identify with a person or animal.* In our interview with Tanya, she said the saddest, most difficult part of her ‘job’ is losing a rescued animal; “…you feel like you have personally let that animal down…that you have somehow failed them…it breaks my heart; but, the best thing I have learned to do

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is maintain a positive attitude, knowing that I have done my very best to keep the rescues alive, loved and well, and find good homes for them…I can’t ever give up...even animals deserve a safe place to die” Known for her compassion, selflessness and empathy, Kauai is lucky to have people like Tanya who provide no-kill animal rescues, adoption and education for our island Ohana.

Tanya can be reached at (808) 482-0884, email bordysworld@yahoo.com, www.gofundme.ciom/savetheanimalsofka * The Oxford Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus

Heading out to the Dog Park?

Please “PAWS” a minute & read!!

Aloha Pet Parents! Here’s some helpful information to make sure your trip to the dog park with your Keiki is safe and “all about” Rover! Please Kokua, read the park rules before you enter the gate!

MOST IMPORTANTLY…If your child is afraid of dogs this is not a place to take them to get over their fears. Take extreme caution regarding children under five, they may draw more dog attention due to diaper, potty training or just being low to the ground. Strollers are a “NO, NO” due to the dogs curious nature. They might jump up to see what it is, as well as being drawn to all the wonderful smells strollers have.

Teach your keiki that they need to stay with you and their job is to help you watch the dog play. Explain that they should not run around, throw things, yell or approach dogs they do not know. If a dog comes up to them and wants to smell them, that it is ok and that is how dogs greet everyone. If a dog is running towards them, stay still, if you run away the dog will think you are playing and it may cause several dogs to follow.

Let your keiki know that if they feel uncomfortable or scared about anything they should tell you right away.

Stay focused, over time you will develop relationships with other pet parents. Talking story is another distraction besides watching the dog, your keiki, the phone and so forth. I spoke to several parents who prefer just taking the dog, no keiki’s.

They feel more relaxed and get to enjoy the one to one time with Rover. After all, for many, Rover was their first keiki. Rover says” thanks for having a play date just for me!!” Quality time is priceless …right down to the minutes you have with the furry ones.

Bring Fido - Off-Leash Dog Parks This is a playground especially for your dog.

While it is not recommended, children are welcome however, child’s play is not.

Freddie’s Dog Park

Kaua`i Humane Society 3-825 Kaumuali`i Highway, Lihue (808) 632-0610 khs@kauaihumane.org Hours: 8-6 Tues. - Fri.& 8-4 Sat. - Mon. Cost: $50 annual membership to Kaua`i Humane Society

North Shore Dog Park

Wai Koa Plantation in Kilauea Kaua`i North Shore Comm. Foundation (808) 240-2670 Email: info@knscf.org Cost: $50 annual membership to Kaua`i North Shore Community Foundation

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Look Out, The Bugs Are Coming

Of the roughly 3.5 million species of animals on earth all but a hundred thousand or so are insects. To give you an idea of how dominant the bugs are … according to the book “Ants” if you were to weigh all the animals on earth roughly 20% of the total weight would be comprised of just the ants … and it takes one heck of a lot of ants to equal the weight of just one elephant. It’s no wonder that when spring comes and the warmer temperatures really get the bugs reproducing faster, our animal friends start having more problems with bug related issues.

There are of course the allergies that we and our pets have to biting arthropods.

(Arthropods are invertebrate animals that have hard exoskeletons and include the insects and many other groups.) Fleas, lice, mites (the cause of mange) ticks, mosquitoes and others can all cause allergies. Let’s use fleas as an example.

Allergies typically occur when the immune system of the animal over-reacts to some sort of antigenic stimulus … an antigen is something that causes an immune system response.

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Antigens are often foreign proteins that trigger the animals immune system to react. This is a normal activity and it protects us and our animals from most infections.

In our example the saliva from the flea is the antigen. But when the immune system over-reacts this causes what we call an allergic reaction. For example when a flea bites a dog the normal reaction would be for the dogs immune system is to do very little. There might be no reaction at all or there might be a small raised lump that would go away in a day or two and that would

By Scott Sims, DVM

be the end of things. But in and cortisones all interfere with the an allergic animal the immune allergic reaction by inhibiting some system might release lots of portion of the allergic metabolic pathway. substances (histamine, interleukins If your pet is scratching get him/her some and cytokines just to name a few) relief. Think how horrible it must be to be and the resulting tissue reactions itching all the time. This is in my opinion a could cause major hair loss events, real quality of life issue. excessive itching, There are lots of redness, swellings or problems caused by …if you were to even anaphylaxis and biting arthropods death. weigh all the animals other than the bite There are lots of ways and the possible on earth roughly to slow or stop this allergic reaction to it.

20% of the total process if present. The Continuing on with our best way is to limit flea example there is weight would be the exposure to the tapeworm infestation. comprised of just offending allergen.

Tapeworms live in the Flea control products intestine of your pet the ants…

(Advantage, trifexis, (and sometimes you). comfortis, frontline They have a life cycle and a variety of insect repellents) all help that involves fleas. The way your dog or reduce the number of fleas that bite your cat gets tapeworms is by inadvertently pet. Antihistamines, anti-inflammatories eating a flea when they are licking themselves in response to the itching caused by the flea’s bite. Heartworms are transmitted from host to host by mosquitoes.

There are lots of other examples.

So paying attention to biting bugs is important for your pets health and happiness in lots of ways. With spring coming on, warmer weather, and more outdoor activities, be on watch for the bugs and their bites.

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Making a Difference In The Lives of Kauai’s Animals

Every animal on Kauai deserves to have a safe, nurturing and loving home.

Below are some of the amazing people working to promote NO-KILL animal rescue, and making a difference in the lives of Kauai’s animals.

The Kauai Animal Welfare Society

(KAWS) KAWS provides moral, financial and medical support for those fostering homeless pets. They advocate for the rescue and re-homing of the most at risk dogs from the local animal shelter. Their goal is to end the practice of euthanasia as population control, but to promote spay/neuter programs. KAWS seeks to create a sanctuary for animals waiting for foster or forever homes.

www.kaws4paws.org

The Kauai Community Cat Project Their focus is on the care and welfare of homeless, stray and feral cats.

They advocate for Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) as the most effective, compassionate method of reducing the community cat population, as well as the rescue and removal of kittens and socialized cats for adoption.

For more information visit www. kauaicommunitycats.org

Photos by Rhye's photography

No-Kill Animal Rescue, Adoption and Education

Contact Info: KCCP Managing Director, Mary Wilder (808) 634-4890 Email mary@kauaicats.org

Patty Lyons and Tommy Sherman Their goal is to educate people to better care for their animals. They rescue and care for all animals big or small, on their 13 acres of agricultural land, while looking for loving homes for the orphaned animals.

Contact Info: (808) 635-1166 Email 62chicha@gmail.com

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By Carol Curran

Karin Stoll Karin, a clinical social worker with a love for horses, combined the two when she founded Healing Horses Kauai and the Kauai Equine Facilitated Program for Special Needs Children and Adults.

Volunteers, supplies, food and donations are greatly appreciated.

Tanya Bordenkircher

Tanya, a busy wife and mother, rescues all animals big and small, and will never turn away an animal in need. http://www.gofundme.com/ savetheanimalsofka

Contact Info: (808) 482-0884 Email bordysworld@yahoo.com

Rainbow Wings Parrot Sanctuary

A no kill rescue sanctuary for all birds, founded by Dia Battilla. She provides care, rehabilitation and adoption services for abused, abandoned or unwanted birds.

Contact Info: (808) 632-2010 Email kstoll@hawaiiantel.net

Katja Langholz and Gregory Tronier Their focus is on rescuing and giving new life to sick, abandoned or abused animals.

They work to rehabilitate them by offering care, socialization and training to assure successful re-homing.

Contact Info: (808) 482-0251 Email larimarland@earthlink.net

Rainbow Wings is in need of donations to help with supplies and food for the birds.

Contact Info: (808) 346-6277 Email diabattilla@gmail.com

Sunshine Ranch

A horse rescue service, that is also run by Dia Battilla. They offer riding instruction, winter break keiki camp, birthday parties and volunteer opportunities.

Contact Info: (808) 346-6277 Email diabattilla@gmail.com

Linda Bonds

Linda’s focus is on working with and retraining abused horses. She also works with new owners on riding and handling practices that work best for both horse and rider.

Contact Info: (808) 635-1911 Email linbonds@msn.com

Save Our Shearwaters Kauai is home to many species of seabirds that nest and raise their young in our mountain forests and coastal beaches.

When they leave their nests, seabird fledglings are guided by the light of the moon out to sea.

For seabird emergencies and public SOS aid station locations, call

(808) 635-5117 For more information visit www.kiuc.com

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ATTENTION YOUNG ARTISTS!!

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Parrot Fish are called Uhu in Hawaiian.

They are colorful and eat coral.

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Step 1: First form up the uhu using ovals and circles. Remember to press softly at this stage in case you need to erase lines.

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Step 2: Next outline the uhu adding details at this stage.

Step 3: Finally color the uhu using crayons or colored pencils. Tada!

eMail your art to Kauai Family Magazine by April 1st. One of you will get a FREE art class with Patrick Ching.

It's easy to submit your art for our contest. eMail us, and include your name, age, grade, school and phone number.

eMail your art to: info@kauaifamilymagazine.com www.kauaifamilymagazine.com

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Holiday Winner!

Eden Green Age 10, Grade 4, Kanuikapono School Kaua’i Family Magazine thanks all the young creative artists for their participation. Everyone’s a winner with us!

Kilauea Lighthouse | Honorable Mentions

Adeline Bechard Age 8 Kalaheo Elementary School

Edgardo Laborte Jr., Age 8, Grade 2 Kapaa Elementary

Ella Anderson Age 10, Grade 5, Kapaa Elementary

Kaniela Lozar Age 7, Grade 1 Kawaikini School

Jeanine Longboy Age 9, Grade 4 Wilcox Elementary

Lukia Lozar Age 7, Grade 1 Kawaikini School

Kayla Perez Age 9, Grade 4 Kilauea School

Isaiah Ishida Age 6, Grade 1 Kapaa Elementary

Kiley Parkinson Age 6, Grade 1 Kapaa Elementary

Miguel Gonzalez Age 7, Grade 1 Kapaa Elementary

Kaniela Lozar Age 7, Grade 1 Kawaikini School

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Allergy Causes in Children:

What Parents Can Do

By Jami Knox, M.D. Allergies in children are very common and cause numerous lost days from school and lost days from work for parents. It is estimated that between 30 and 40% of children suffer from nasal allergies, approximately 8% of children suffer from at least one food allergy. Approximately 10% of people have a drug allergy. It has been found that VOG can worsen allergy symptoms.

Allergies are caused by allergens. Allergens can be inhaled, eaten, injected (medications or stings), or come into contact with skin.

Common Allergens: • Pollens from trees, grasses, flowers, and weeds

• Venom from insect stings

• Dust mites, which live in furniture upholstery, carpet, and bedding

• Animal hair and dander

• Molds, both indoor and outdoor

• Medications and foods • Saps from trees and fruits such as mango

Allergies can cause many different symptoms depending on the specific allergic condition. Allergies tend to run in families. A child with one parent with allergy has a 40% risk of developing allergy. If he has two parents with allergy the risk is 70%.

How Can I Help My Child?

Try to pinpoint what your child is reacting to. Methods include food elimination diet, blood testing, or skin prick testing done by an allergist. If your child has an allergic condition, here are some things you can do to help: • Avoid things you know your child reacts to – foods, animals, indoor plants • Keep your windows closed on high pollen and dusty days • Never allow people to smoke around your child, especially in enclosed spaces like houses and cars • Keep your house clean and dry to help with dust mites and molds

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• If your child has a dust mite allergy, avoid carpet in the house, limit stuffed animals, keep the humidity at 50%, and encase his/her mattress and pillows in special dust mite covers • See your pediatrician about the possibility of using medications to help your child with his or her allergy symptoms

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